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News Headlines: August 20th, 2018

Amalgamated Bank: “Purpose goes public” – and looks to more M&A (Corrected) »

The purpose-driven bank says an IPO opens merger & acquisition potential

› Company secretaries body ICSA to change name to reflect governance role

› RI People & Appointments, August 20: Kofi Annan, AP3, Sparinvest, HSBC

› Asian Development Bank working paper calls for standardized green investment definitions

› Responsible Funds, August 17: US SIF issues Money Manager Roadmap guide

› California set to appoint State Street to run CalSavers assets – but ESG option is dropped for now

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Features

HLEGAnalysis: Investors and providers critical of proposed EU green index rules »

Concern as European Commission’s proposals go beyond original HLEG recommendations

Morningstar exec attacks Main Street Investors Coalition in blog post

Posting by Jon Hale, Global Head of Sustainable Investing Research

FREE Climate change and the board: Learning how to fix a slow motion crisis

This year’s proxy season shows climate change has become a mainstream issue

› ESG Country Snapshot: United Kingdom

› RI Comment: Climate litigation against pension schemes – if not now, then when? (Updated)

› Paul Hodgson: The long and the short of Tesla’s Martian-style corporate governance

› New pension pool Border to Coast: Putting sustainability at heart of its philosophy

› Time’s up for biomass to prove its financial and green credentials

RI Agenda: the rolling calendar for responsible investors

› Social Impact Bonds: Comparing SIBs and outcomes-based approaches 06/Sep

› PRI tech workshop: what is the contribution of venture capital and private equity to the low carbon transition? 10/Sep

› 12th Sustainability Reporting and Communications Summit 2018 10/Sep

› FT Investing for Good Europe 11/Sep

› Impact Summit America - Navigating a New World 11/Sep

› PRI in Person 12/Sep

› OECD: Financing quality infrastructure for long-term investment 12/Sep

› AMNT Autumn Conference 13/Sep

› 4th EU and US Perspectives Conference: Sustainable Policy Responses 20/Sep

› Zermatt Summit: Humanising Innovation 20/Sep

› TCFD Leaders Briefing 21/Sep

› UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2018 24/Sep

› 4th Modern Slavery & Human Rights in Supply Chain Conference 24/Sep

› Climate Week NYC 24/Sep

› World Benchmarking Alliance 24/Sep

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